Sunset's 1st mock '17

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(01-23-2017, 08:58 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I think he is as good as gone. The time to re-sign him at a price I believe the Bengals feel comfortable paying  a RG ended when DeCastro signed his deal. Sucks because that's a draft pick which could be used to fill another need rather than replace a former 1st round pick. Which usually means the Bengals will be ultra conservative in free agency to avoid losing the next year's comp pick. If Zeitler isn't re-signed they will focus on other team's cuts. 

I think Fisher at RT and Magnuson at RG is reasonable and pretty close to what will actually happen. I'm fair to middlin' about Fisher at RT, but Ogbuehi needs to show a dramatic improvement. 

I'm not ready to pull the plug on Fisher, just yet.  He has showed signs of being capable of aggression, as well as showing progress in his demonstration of skills.  As for Ogbuehi, I would prefer that they just simply cut bait, and move on.  I'm sure that the "braintrust" inside the "war room", thought they were getting the "steal of the draft" that day, but as for me, I'm convinced that they wasted a 1st round pick on an injured project guy.  In other words, magic beans..

Look around the rosters of teams across the NFL, not every successful OT has to come from a 1st round pick.  I'm relatively certain that a guy like Magnuson has been well coached enough in college, to know that his material is real.  Michigan specifically selects OL prospects that are intelligent, aggressive, and thus great run blockers.  I think that he could be a true "draft steal".